Alan Horn, president of Walt Disney Studios, was said to have met with Gunn and decided to rehire him after Gunn made a public apology and how Horn saw how Gunn handled what happened after he was fired, and did not fire back at Disney’s decision, taking full responsibility for what he had done a decade ago, Deadline reported.

Gunn was hired by comic book movie rival Warner Bros. and DC Comics to write and direct a “Suicide Squad” sequel, CNET reported.

TL;DR James Gunn was forced out of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after controversial tweets surfaced, then he signed on to write, direct Suicide Squad 2…and now he’s back on for Guardians 3. https://t.co/Jq2VoJV99C

Disney is apparently allowing him to finish that project and then start production on “Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” Deadline reported.

Before his firing, Gunn had penned the third movie and Marvel had planned on using that story for the latest film.

At the time of his firing, the cast of the movie was angry about what had happened to its director.

I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what’s happening to him

Although I don’t support James Gunn’s inappropriate jokes from years ago, he is a good man. I’d personally love to see him reinstated as director of Volume 3. If you please, read the… https://t.co/FWBXkZilB7